On today’s GW News, we bring you the latest ahead of the U.S. Open, including a couple of high profile drop-outs. We also tell you who is the European Tour’s player of the month, and we reveal the captains for the 2015 President’s Cup.

Charl SchwRichard Sterne and Trevor Fisher Jr. share a 5 shot lead at 19 under par after 3 rounds at the Joburg Open. Mike Ritz brings you the day 3 action from South Africa.artzel trails Richard Sterne and Trevor Fisher Jr. lead by five after the second round of the Joburg Open. Mike Ritz highlights the days play from South Africa.

from the top of the leaderboard. An up and down day for RichardSterne as well, but he finished wrong, missed on 17, a rare birdie on the tough par 4th. His 4th birdie of the day offsets 2 bogeys and a double. He would finish it five-under. Graeme McDowell , birdie at number 3, he gets to five-under, he was playing nearly flawless golf. He would make 7 consecutive pars, then come

that is still not good enough for the lead. That belongs to RichardSterne , 10 birdies, no bogeys, a scintillating round of 62, just 27 putts, 17 greens hit in regulation, just 1 stroke off, the course record set back in 1994 by Ernie Els. So here's how it stands after round 1, 95 players out of 132 are under par. RichardSterne beaming after his 62. -Richard, a magnificent round of 10-under par. What's going through your mind when you're making birdie after birdie

Richard Sterne shot a final round 64 in route to his 7 shot victory at the Joburg Open. Sterne finished at 27 under par for his 6th European Tour title. Mike Ritz brings you the final days play from South Africa.

Ritz here to wrap up the final round of the Joburg Open European Tour in South Africa. The day began. RichardSterne and Trevor Fisher at 19-under par, clear by 5 shots of anyone else in the field. The very first hole, the par 5, Fisher makes eagle. Sterne made birdie but it wasn't good enough to keep pace. So Fisher has himself a 1-stroke lead. But on the very next hole, one of the toughest par 3s in the entire world of golf, 255 yards, but RichardSterne hits what might be the shot of the week. The man missed just 3 greens in regulation over the final 2 rounds.

72-hole record for the Joburg Open, which eclipsed the record set by Charl Schwartzel back in 2010. Schwartzel with his final round 66, finishes solo 2nd. He the other 2-time winner of this event, RichardSterne now with Dale Hayes. -An incredible performance. You must be absolutely over the moon. -Yes. It was a pretty special day. I've

very easy this week, 27-under par. That was an incredible performance. Congratulations, RichardSterne . -Thank you, Dale. Thank you. - RichardSterne now heads to the United States to get ready for the World Golf Championship Match Play. In the meantime, the European Tour stays in South Africa, our coverage of the African Open starts Thursday, 9 Eastern time. Hope you'll join us then.

Ritz to wrap up round 2 of the Joburg Open as a European Tour in Johannesburg, South Africa and native son, Charl Schwartzel , who's had 6 weeks off, he's coming back to 4 beautifully, a 65 in the second round and he gets to 10-under par and that puts him in the top 4 heading to the weekend. This Trevor Fisher Jr. on his way to a second round 62, this South African is tied at the top along with RichardSterne . He won this tournament 5 years ago. Sterne who finished second last week continues his beautiful play, hitting the ball well and

everybody. Mike Ritz here to wrap up the final round of the French Open just outside of Paris. It boiled down to a battle between the members of the final twosome, Richard Sterne and GraemeMcDowell . G-mac struck first, birdie on the first hole from long range. He's got himself a one-stroke lead. Sterne, long putt for par

G-Mac routine par of the final hole. He would win by four. GraemeMcDowell , his 9th career win on the European Tour . He moves from 9th to 6th in the official world golf rankings. As satisfied as he could be, making just 4 bogeys on a most demanding course where just 12 players ended up under par for the week. Next week, the European Tour heads to Scotland. Golf Channel will be there. Our coverage begins Thursday morning, 5:30 Eastern Time. The Scottish Open, Golf Channel Thursday,